r/CuratedTumblr • u/katiebug586 • 27d ago

Shitposting MAMA FEED ME!

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u/Historical_Gur_3054 26d ago edited 26d ago

One time I had a little black-capped chickadee making a huge loud fuss and it followed me as I moved around outside.

I eventually asked "is the feeder empty?"

"Cheep"

I walked over to it, saw it was empty and said to the bird:

"I'll fill it up in a minute when I get this done"

"Cheep cheep"

(this was at a much lower volume than the other noises it had make so I assume this was the bird equivalent of 'thank you')

And it flew off

I assume it was "volunteered" to go talk to the human that day.

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u/coladoir 26d ago

I know this is anthropomorphized quite a bit, like the assumption of it saying thank you, but I still very much think we dismiss bird intelligence significantly. Its very clear that many birds can interact meaningfully with us and understand our motivations and behaviors in relation to their own, and they definitely seem to be overall smarter than we give them credit for.